The Skills of Primary School Management (Educational Management Series)

This book is for all teachers who have curriculum and management responsibilities in primary schools or who aspire to those positions. It provides an analysis of those responsibilities and of how they may best be exercised in the changing climate of primary education. It takes account of the many radical policy changes that have influenced the management of primary schools since 1988. Above all it offers practical guidelines on which effective strategies for managing primary schools may be based while recognising that good management is not an end in itself. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Managing primary schools in a new era......Page 14 Quality and the inspection of primary schools......Page 35 The central position of the school development plan......Page 56 Managing the curriculum......Page 80 Professional development and teacher appraisal......Page 106 The management of professional development......Page 121 Selecting and appointing staff......Page 139 Managing human resources......Page 165 Managing the financial and physical resources......Page 187 Appendix......Page 206 Bibliography......Page 211 Index......Page 214 This book is for all teachers who have curriculum and management responsibilities. Taking into account the many radical changes which have influenced the management of primary schools since 1988, it describes the responsibilities facing teachers and offers practical guidelines on how to form effective management strategies. Topics covered include: inspections, the school development plan, curriculum management, professional development, teacher appraisal, appointing staff, and managing the budget This book is an essential purchase for all primary school managers, containing practical guidelines for effective management, whilst also recognising that good management is not an end to itself.